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Pull Up with CJ McCollum

Former NFL TE Julius Thomas on His Retirement, CTE, Going Back to School, and Colin Kaepernick

Pull Up with CJ McCollum

CJ McCollum & Cadence13

Sports, Basketball

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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On this week's show... CJ and Jordan were joined by former Broncos, Jaguars, and Dolphins TE, Julius Thomas. Thomas, who just retired to pursue a PhD in psychology, spoke about his decision to stop playing football, his quest to learn more about CTE, and the steps that can be taken in order to make the NFL safer. He also spoke about Colin Kaepernick and Nike's decision to use him in their latest ad, before weighing in with thoughts on how CJ's Browns are going to do this season. Let's go! it's time to... PULL UP. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.2

Colin Kaepernick, you know, what's happening with him not being able to get back into the league?

0:42.4

Well, there's some cordbacks out there that he's clearly better than whether that starter or backup

0:46.4

and he's not on a roster.

0:47.5

And then the ad Nike recently released with the Jess Do It and kind of using him as one of the faces.

0:53.1

Looking at CTE, the movie concussion came out with the little smith in it,

0:57.2

in place and if it's on the head-to-head contact and some of the issues that happens with the brain moving

1:02.7

within the actual skull.

1:04.1

So the impact that's had on the sport itself, it's always interesting that people talk about money

1:10.4

can't buy you happiness.

1:11.6

And how you go from not having a lot of money to having a lot of money and not being content with it.

1:16.2

As I talk to more and more athletes, we all start to realize that the material things aren't what

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